Our Asha Boston team recently advanced to being finalists in Harvard’s Seed for Change Grant competition for our project proposal “Kiln-to-Classroom: A Data-Driven Satellite Education Network”. From the competition’s website: …
Science in the Hands of Every Child: The Deenabandhu Approach
At Deenabandhu, science is not restricted by high budgets and expensive laboratory equipment. Through innovation and a deep-rooted local perspective, they have made science accessible to every child. For years, …
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A One-of-a-Kind Book Club
Background Asha Boston has always believed in the power of books. A book can carry a reader to a faraway place, introduce them to new people, and open their minds …
Summer holidays!
The summer holidays are on, and enriching activities are on at full swing in Asha projects. This is a time to go beyond academics and let the children’s curiosity and …
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From River Sand to Research Labs: The Incredible Odyssey of Jayaprasath and Govindarajan
In the village of Vayalur, Tamil Nadu, life is defined by the water. Located where the river joins the Bay of Bengal, near the shadow of the Kalpakkam power plant, …
Brick by Brick: Amit Rajbhar’s Fight for Pursuit of Educational Equality
At Asha for Education (Asha), our projects are driven by extraordinary individuals who dedicate themselves to transforming lives. Amit Rajbhar, Chakrapanpur, Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, is one such remarkable individual. …
Rising Against the Odds: How the Girls’ Education Program is Transforming Futures
In neighborhoods where the weight of tradition and poverty still dictate the lives of many young women, the Girls’ Education Program (GEP) is quietly rewriting stories. Led by Meera, this …
Arun’s Journey in Project SEED: From Student to Mentor
Asha’s projects not only catalyze change in children’s lives through education but also by providing a sense of home and community. We had the privilege to interview Arun, a program …
Looking Back on 2024
Dear Patron, As 2024 draws to a close, we want to share with you an inspiring story of one man’s passion for ensuring knowledge and education reach those who find …
From an Idea to Large Scale Impact
Asha Boston started funding the Mobile Science Van in 2009, supporting a new idea from SVYM to address the issue that high school students in government schools were unable to …